Isaiah 23:14

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“Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!”

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BSBPD

“Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For your strength hath been destroyed.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 23:14 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 2:16against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.
  2. Isaiah 23:1This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
  3. Isaiah 23:6Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!
  4. Ezekiel 27:25The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.
  5. Revelation 18:11And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—

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